For this week’s Ask CRAFT, I’ll be the one asking the questions. I interviewed my mother, Bette Stern, to find out her thoughts on being a Crafty Mama. Since her kids are all grown up, I asked her to reflect on what it was like raising kids in a DIY home. What are the crafts […]
Check out this cool interview with wearable technology guru and Botanicalls co-creator Kate Hartman by Dave Caputo. Via Fashioning Technology.
For many of us, our crafty roots are set securely in our mother’s guidance and influence. Often it was our moms who inspired us to pick up a needle, paint brush, or bottle of glue and try our hands at crafting. In celebration of Mother’s Day, I’m profiling three of these mother/daughter crafty duos this […]
Alex has been using Scratch to teach problem solving and programming with kids. Here is the balancing cat.sb file. Here is Alex’s solution.sb . You will need a copy of the free program Scratch. Try it out, post your results on the Scratch site, and let us know what you think.
Diane at CraftyPod talks with designer Sarah Hodsdon in her latest podcast. Sarah is a successful designer who has a lot to say about how that profession is changing as well as the difference between a business and a hobby. I love reading Sarah’s blog and following her tweets so hearing this interview was a […]
Alex and Bilal have been working on creating their part of a concert with no sound. Waves and Signs: A conference and workshop on low-frequency vibration with a performance and dance party. _ A project by Wendy Jacob with students and faculty from MIT and Gallaudet University, school for the deaf. Photo from Connors934 on […]
Sunday’s DIY workshop at CHI 2009 was a great time, with a thoughtful mix of academia and hands-on projects. DIY for CHI was a workshop presented at the CHI2009 conference in Boston. We had a chance to meet and greet important people who are teaching and studying the arts of creating computer interfaces with students […]
